Sale reports / Kentucky / Guthrie Livestock Auction / 2024-12-12

Guthrie Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Guthrie, Kentucky · Thu, Dec 12
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2206
Feeder Cattle receipts
941 head
▲ 182 vs last sale 759▲ 300 vs year ago 641 · +46.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
165 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 164▲ 37 vs year ago 128 · +28.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 66▼ 13 vs year ago 50 · −26.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 650 lbs. traded sharply higher and those over 650 lbs. were 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00-6.00 higher with the exception of some of the lightweight heifers that were 8.00-10.00 lower. The demand for feeder calves remained strong especially on the lightweight male calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.37/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −137.31 against this barn's trailing median of $390.68.
Average price
$253.37
77 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,385
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$139
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$17.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.14
vs KY average
−26.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2553260.001,43848
Medium and Large 2536242.401,29929
One grade step is worth $17.60/cwt here — about $139 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale77 hd
253.37
—
KY average29 barns · 2,480 hd
255.51
−2.14
National average188 barns · 25,726 hd
280.30
−26.93
This barn, trailing median33 sales
390.68
−137.31
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales
434390345301median 390.6803/0504/3006/2508/2710/29
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $420.49, low $314.93, median $390.68 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,648136.862,25518
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,435115.611,65964
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,194109.361,30632
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01996.8198636

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$2,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,222$1,8777
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,117$1,7143thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$1,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)715$1,2001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,088$2,2282thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$1,8501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)840$1,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,317$3,1233thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,333$2,3673thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,075$3,1502thin

Every lot

100 lots · USDA AMS · KY-TN Livestock Market - Guthrie, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,1837
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2306330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0108
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382352.33/cwt340.00–357.001,34611
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3388297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,15411
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2452347.25/cwt347.25–347.251,57017
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3462265.79/cwt250.00–281.001,2284
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468314.94/cwt311.00–317.501,4745
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3534254.60/cwt240.00–280.001,36017
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2545312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,70314
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3577256.82/cwt240.00–261.001,4825
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3600240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4401
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2614264.46/cwt255.00–266.001,6247
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622278.57/cwt278.50–279.001,73336
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2658259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,7042
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2711241.45/cwt241.00–246.001,71727
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6432
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added778268.75/cwt268.75–268.752,09165
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2787245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9285
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2893218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,9472
Steers1200–1250Medium and Large 1-21,215187.50/cwt187.50–187.502,2781
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2287341.19/cwt327.50–345.0097912
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295280.00/cwt280.00–280.008262
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2326318.98/cwt312.50–331.001,04011
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy343349.00/cwt349.00–349.001,1977
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy366352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,28815
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3374288.17/cwt287.50–292.501,07821
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379323.00/cwt323.00–323.001,2246
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2395305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2051
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435285.35/cwt285.00–305.001,24153
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475275.03/cwt272.00–277.001,30666
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2536242.40/cwt239.00–246.001,29929
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2553260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,43848
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623235.55/cwt233.50–237.001,46714
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,56640
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3636215.26/cwt200.00–225.001,3697
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,4693
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2689224.96/cwt222.50–232.001,55023
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3800180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4401
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2806203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,6366
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3850189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,6073
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2940209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,9654
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3940184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,7301
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,065160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,7041
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,139185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,1075
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2274362.38/cwt350.00–367.509937
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2321360.60/cwt350.00–375.001,15813
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3325315.72/cwt295.00–325.001,0265
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy359388.00/cwt388.00–388.001,39321
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2366363.04/cwt355.00–375.001,3295
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3370277.69/cwt250.00–297.501,0276
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2427337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,43927
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3451278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,2544
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2486307.50/cwt307.00–310.001,49446
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3540260.39/cwt255.00–263.001,40612
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2546286.54/cwt286.50–287.501,56525
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3553230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2722
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3600230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3801
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2615242.57/cwt235.00–243.001,49241
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3685227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,5581
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2707239.28/cwt231.00–240.251,69219
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2755227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,7181
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2813219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,78013
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2880204.58/cwt202.00–210.001,8003
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2918178.77/cwt177.50–180.001,6412
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2973178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,7322
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,020172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,7601
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,050167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,7591
Bulls1200–1250Medium and Large 1-21,220168.95/cwt166.00–172.002,0612
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3605225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3612
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,590131.54/cwt126.00–136.002,09112
Bulls——1,670152.19/cwt149.00–155.002,5423
Bulls——1,857142.83/cwt140.00–146.002,6523
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%900125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1251
Cows—Lean 85-90%925112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,0411
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01792.55/cwt80.00–99.0094126
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,051105.17/cwt100.00–109.001,1058
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16796.31/cwt94.00–98.001,1243
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,170129.25/cwt124.00–136.001,5123
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,188106.04/cwt100.00–109.001,26017
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,222113.34/cwt110.00–120.001,3859
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,394126.02/cwt123.00–128.001,7579
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,397107.46/cwt102.00–110.001,50115
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,457116.84/cwt111.00–122.001,70239
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,4501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28401,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-29801,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0882,228.16/head1,950.00–2,500.002,2282
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0502,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3173,123.42/head3,050.00–3,250.003,1233
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4002,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5502,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-27151,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28801,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1351,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,771.28/head1,550.00–1,950.001,7712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3082,037.46/head1,750.00–2,225.002,0375
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0753,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1502

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.